San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-12

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J then rose up and went away. The one
hope of his life lay dead. He set him
| self task, and il was to watch whether
! the tender, innocent love, so freely
! given, was as freely returned. III not.
/ let Eric st, John beware.
! But would he come backp That seem
| ed very doubtful to Laurence. Three
weeks had passed since Mr.. st. John
| had quilted the farm, and there was no
| hint of his coming back again. lie
would wait ami see. Little by little
| health came back TO Bonnie Doom.
| Every morning when the sun rose she
said to herself
He may come to-day" every night
| when the sun set, she said to herself,
''he will come tomorrow
One fatal day Bonnie Doom wanted
something to read, and Laurence was
! there.
I'VE have so few books" she said,
'and have read them all"
Il will get you some. said Laurence,
'why did you not tell me beforep /
will go TO Aspendale now. and bring you
back both books and papers,"
She thanked him with such smile
| that he would have gone to the very ends
| of the earth for her. 1t was strange that
the sword which really slew her, should
come from his hand.
Laurence went ut once, and returned
with a large parcel Of books and several
papers.
Il do not know" he said. whether
you know anything OF the papers they
call Society Journalist"
How should l?' she asked with
faint smile.
81 have brought you a copy of the two ,S
Universe and the other The Temple
have heard that they are the two best
papers of the day. Take the Universe
first, or shall read to your"
mo, thank YOU" she replied, II am
better to-day; give it TO me, Laurence"
And Laurence" interposed Mrs.
Vaughan, will you come with me to
the granary? never like going up there
alone, | am sure there are rats; will you
come?'
They went, and the girl looked after
them with smile. She liked to see the
strong young fellows devotion to her
mother. Then she opened the paper
Laurence had spoked of, called the
Universe" and found it, as he had
said, most amusing. There were pleas
ant and interesting paragraphs about
everyone and everything, it was quite
revelation to her; many of the on dts
she did not understand at all, she only
knew there was some point which had
escaped her.
Suddenly her attention was caught by
the heading of sundry little paragraphs
called movements of the elite" She
smiled to herself as she read how the
Duke of Southsea had entertained
large party of guests at the Castle, how
the Earl of Este had thrown open the
doors of Este to a large and brilliant
circle. Then she read
Festivities at High Mount. The
great legal luminary. Sir John Harcourt,
has entertained large party of guests
at his fine old mansion, known as Har-
court Lodge; amongst them were Lady
Jersey, the Countess of Morton, Lady
Gerton. Lady May Carleton. the Earl
of Peyensey. Eric st. John. Esq.,, Cap
tain MOles, &C." Then lower down was
another paragraph
Marriage in high life. The marriage
which for some time has been on the
tapis between Lady May Carleton. the
celebrated heiress, and Eric st. John,
the rising man of the day, is arranged
to take place early next year."
Heaven only knows how the editor of
the Universe" obtained that piece of
information, or who had sent it to him.
1t had been sent without the knowledge
either Of Lady May or Mr.. st. John.
Bonnie Doom read and re-read it. She
tried to get the sense of it into her heart.
1t never entered her mind that anything
in newspaper could be untrue
Once more every hope died in her
heart. Married early next year! Then
her trembling hands sought the golden
locket, ard held it fast. This beautiful
dream of hers was then all lie; he was
never coming back. She was not his
beautiful love. He had deceived her,
of if not that, he had merely amused
himself with winning her love. Oh
Heavenl if she had died in that moment
when he held her to his heart. A low
cry came from her lips, and again came
the same terrible pain at her heart, as
though it were pierced by knife, and
then from the pale lips the crimson life
blood welled in dark thin stream. The
paper fell from her hand to the ground.
She lay perfectly still and motionless.
She knew this time what had happened.
Just once her tired eyes were raised to
the white high road along which he
would never now come. and as they fell,
the hope and light of Bonnie Doon's
life fell with them.
So mother and lover found her when
they came back. and no help, no COM
fort could be given to her then.